Flight from Vancouver to Cape Town

From YVR (YVR), Canada North America  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Vancouver

How long is the flight from Vancouver to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 20 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,231 miles (16,465 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from Vancouver

Nearest destinations

• Vancouver → Seattle
• Vancouver → San Francisco
• Vancouver → Las Vegas
• Vancouver → Los Angeles
• Vancouver → Dallas
• Vancouver → Chicago
• Vancouver → Toronto
• Vancouver → Atlanta
• Vancouver → New York
• Vancouver → Mexico City

Long-haul from Vancouver

• Vancouver → Johannesburg
• Vancouver → Nairobi
• Vancouver → Melbourne
• Vancouver → Bali (Denpasar)
• Vancouver → Kuala Lumpur
• Vancouver → Singapore
• Vancouver → Sydney
• Vancouver → Mumbai
• Vancouver → Abu Dhabi
• Vancouver → Bangkok

More flights to Africa

• Vancouver → Cairo
• Vancouver → Casablanca

Flights to Cape Town

Nearest origins

• Johannesburg → Cape Town
• Nairobi → Cape Town
• Rio de Janeiro → Cape Town
• São Paulo → Cape Town
• Buenos Aires → Cape Town
• Cairo → Cape Town
• Doha → Cape Town
• Abu Dhabi → Cape Town
• Tel Aviv → Cape Town
• Dubai → Cape Town

Long-haul to Cape Town

• San Francisco → Cape Town
• Seattle → Cape Town
• Los Angeles → Cape Town
• Las Vegas → Cape Town
• Tokyo → Cape Town
• Osaka → Cape Town
• Dallas → Cape Town
• Mexico City → Cape Town
• Chicago → Cape Town
• Seoul → Cape Town

More flights from North America

• Atlanta → Cape Town
• New York → Cape Town
• Miami → Cape Town
• Boston → Cape Town
• Toronto → Cape Town
• Cancun → Cape Town